# Iran says it shot down 16th US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island

https://mins.news/en/item/132568

- TASS, 2026-11-06 14:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2213931

> Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its air-defense system intercepted and destroyed the 16th US MQ-1 reconnaissance and attack drone over Qeshm Island. The IRGC said Iranian defenses continually track enemy air operations and the flight patterns of such drones.

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